Michael Everson scripsit:
> Ar 20:50 -0700 1998-07-18, scríobh John Cowan:
>
> >It is true that the copula can be omitted in a hed, but not when placed
> >between two noun phrases: "PRESIDENT [IS] ASSASSINATED" is a good
> >hed, but "PRESIDENT [IS] ASSASSIN" is not.
>
> The second one means "The Président assassinates" not "the Président is an
> assassine.
Okay, my Latin (and Brithenig) are a whole lot better than my French.
But surely "assassinate" ("murder", whatever) requires a direct object
even in French?
-- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org e'osai ko sarji la lojban.
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